Landmark Agreement Introduces Proton Cancer Therapy to the Middle East

Dubai : The Qatar National Cancer Society and SAH Global announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to make the next generation of cancer treatment, Proton Therapy, available to cancer patients in Qatar. The agreement, the first of its kind in the Middle East, promises to promote Proton Therapy as the primary treatment for cancer patients in the State of Qatar. Through this agreement, Qatari citizens and residents will gain access to a cutting edge cancer treatment that provides a higher quality of life and fewer side effects to those suffering from cancer.

The Qatar National Cancer Society (QNCS) in junction with SAH Global, with the signing of this agreement, will become pioneers of this treatment in the region. Through the agreement, SAH Global’s subsidiary SAH Care will coordinate end-to-end treatment through its arrangements with Proton Therapy centers around the world as of second quarter 2010. Consequently, Qatari patients will receive high-quality care and service through all aspects of treatment and travel. Even though waiting time for treatment can exceed 3 months in many cases, Qatari cancer patients will benefit from SAH Care’s network of providers to reduce time-to-treatment to a matter of weeks.

“With the signing of the agreement today we have reached a major milestone in the fight against cancer. The QNCS is committed to educating and helping cancer patients in their fight against cancer and this agreement will help us to further our goals and provide a higher quality of life for cancer patients from Qatar,” said Dr. Khalid Bin Jabor Al-Thani, Chairman of the Qatar National Cancer Society.

Feroz Agad, CEO of SAH Global said, “We believe this is the first critical step in creating awareness for this cutting edge and proven technology. We commend Dr. Khalid and the Qatar National Cancer Society for their visionary leadership in working to bring Proton Therapy to the people of Qatar.” SAH

Global is in the process of making cutting edge cancer treatments available to the Middle East. Additionally, SAH Global is committed to bringing next generation cancer treatments to the Middle East and is working with RHT Partners and other advisors to review the opportunity to build an initial flagship Proton Therapy center in the region. SAH Global plans to build a network of Proton Centers in the Middle East in order to better serve the growing number of cancer patients. SAH’s commitment to education will ensure that the Middle East will not only serve as an avenue for treatment, but also as a center for research and development in the fight against cancer.

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The world's tallest tower, 'Burj Khalifa' is 828 metres high

Dubai : The world's tallest tower, developed by Emaar Properties, was unveiled tonight to a crowd of thousands and the world in a crescendo of fireworks, lasers and fountain displays. The official height of the tower, unveiled as 'Burj Khalifa', was announced as 828 metres (2,716.5 ft). A closely guarded secret, the official height of Burj Khalifa was flashed onto a giant screen before an estimated crowd of more than 400,000, as lasers and fireworks lit up the night sky.

Fireworks cascaded from the tower's spire to the base and lasers blazed out from all levels leaving the crowds awestruck.

The height was disclosed in arithmetic progression, with the numbers being flashed onto the screen, one after another. The tower's height breaks all existing world records for tall buildings.

Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world according to the three main criteria of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The CTBUH ranks the world’s tallest buildings based on ‘Height to Architectural Top,’ ‘Height to Highest Occupied Floor’ and ‘Height to Tip.’

At 828 metres (2,716.5ft), Burj Khalifa is 320 metres taller than Taipei 101, which at 508 metres (1,667 ft) had held the record for the world’s tallest building measured to the architectural top since 2004, the year the project was announced.

Burj Khalifa achieved the distinction of being the world's tallest structure – surpassing the KVLY-TV mast (628.8 metres; 2,063 ft) in North Dakota, USA – 1,325 days after excavation work started in January 2004.

The tower also beats the 31-year-old record of CN Tower, which at 553.33 metres (1,815.5 ft) had been the world’s tallest free-standing structure on land since 1976.

Burj Khalifa employs a record-breaking 330,000 cubic metres of concrete, 39,000 metric tonnes of steel rebar and 142,000 square metres of glass; and it took 22 million man hours to build.

Other world records for Burj Khalifa include the highest occupied floor in the world, at over 550 metres (1,800 ft); the highest outdoor observation deck in the world – At the Top on Level 124; and the tallest service elevator, which travels to a height of 504 metres (1,654 ft).

Mr. Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties, said that with the unveiling of the final height of Burj Khalifa, the world now had a new reference point for high-rise developments.

“Burj Khalifa is an example of collaboration on a global scale, and the tremendous positive energy that can be generated when people from all over the world come together to work towards a common goal. Thousands of professionals and skilled workers from around the world worked on this once-in-a-lifetime project.”

“More than 60 of the world’s leading consultants including South Korea’s Samsung Corporation and New York-based Turner Construction International realised the design for Burj Khalifa of Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM),” he said.

Burj Khalifa employed the latest advances in wind engineering, structural engineering, structural systems, construction materials and methods. All design considerations took into account the 12,000 people who will live and work in the tower. The handover to residents of the various components of Burj Khalifa will begin in February.

With a total built-up area of about 6 million sq ft, Burj Khalifa features nearly 2 million sq ft of residential space and over 300,000 sq ft of prime office space, in addition to the area occupied by the keenly awaited Armani Hotel Dubai and the Armani Residences. The tower also features modern lifestyle amenities including clubs, health and fitness facilities, gourmet restaurants and the 124th floor observation deck, 'At the Top.'

Burj Khalifa is the focal point of the 500-acre ‘mega-project’ by Emaar Properties, described as the new heart of Dubai.